Do Not Harden Your Hearts

Hebrews 3

Jesus Greater Than Moses
1 Therefore, holy brothers, who share in the heavenly calling, fix your thoughts on Jesus, the apostle and high priest whom we confess.

4 For every house is built by someone, but God is the builder of everything.

6 But Christ is faithful as a son over God's house. And we are his house, if we hold on to our courage and the hope of which we boast.

Warning Against Unbelief
7 So, as the Holy Spirit says:
"Today, if you hear his voice,
8 do not harden your hearts
as you did in the rebellion,
during the time of testing in the desert,

15 As has just been said:
"Today, if you hear his voice,
do not harden your hearts
as you did in the rebellion."

Bee's Thoughts:

During the revival meeting tonight at my church, the speaker said that if after we have read or listened to God's word but did not mix it with faith, then it would not have effect on us... we won't mature spiritually. It is just like the seed that falls onto the hard ground that will not grow. Therefore, if we harden our hearts towards God's word, we "would never enter his rest".

The speaker futher challenged us to open our hearts to Jesus, surrendering our thoughts, desires, anxieties, and idols to Him. Yes, we need to fix our thoughts on Jesus (v1).

It's comforting to know that "God is the builder of everything" (v4) and I should let Him do the building instead of trying to build anything by myself. He is the builder of my career, my relationship, my ministry and my life.... "we are His house" (v6).

Dear Lord,
Tonight I want to surrender my career, my relationship, my ministry and my life to You. You are the best Architect and will build me into a beautiful "house" to show Your glory. I will put my trust in You and believe that Your timing is perfect. Tonight I want to fix my eyes on Jesus again and not be distracted by anything else. Thank You for the above passage and for what the speaker said tonight.
In Jesus' name I pray. Amen.